Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport, 2014

At this session, which was held from 6 to 7 March 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France), CIGEPS Member States and members of its Permanent Consultative Council (PCC) discussed the follow-up of the 5th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS V).

MINEPS V brought together, in Berlin (Germany) from 28 to 30 May 2013, ministers and senior government officials from 121 UNESCO Member States, and non-governmental key stakeholders of the sporting world. They adopted detailed, action-oriented recommendations concerning the most pressing challenges in international sport policy, structured around three themes:

Access to Sport as a Fundamental Right for All;

Promoting Investment in Sport and Physical Education Programmes;

Preserving the Integrity of Sport.

The “Declaration of Berlin” constitutes a global consensus about the principles that should guide sport and physical education policy makers in the coming years.

Agenda of the CIGEPS Session:

Opening of the meeting by UNESCO

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

Election of Chairperson and five Vice-Chairpersons

Update on activities

Follow-up to MINEPS V

Revision of UNESCO’s International Charter for Physical Education and Sport